The Fear Of The Lord

Something that I have heard and see (in the spirit) is the restoration of the fear of the Lord coming to the Church.

The NIV Bible defines fear (v) 1. To respect highly; to feel reverence and awe for; 2. to be afraid of. (n.) profound reverence toward God; anticipation or awareness of danger.

The restoration of the fear of the Lord helps us to run from sin.

As the end of time draws near and the Bride of Christ is being prepared (to be without spot or wrinkle) for her coming Groom and King we are going to see an increase in the exposure and judgement of unrepented sin in the Body. Without repentance the seeds of sin will bear fruit. Without repentance the fruit of sin will become evident and will be judged. Ananias and Sapphira experienced immediate judgement because they lied to the Holy Spirit and did not repent. The result of that caused the early church to be gripped with fear (Acts 5). I believe this was a prophetic sign of how unrepented sin will always lead to death.

"...continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling..." (Philippians 2:12b)

"...Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil." (Job 1:8)

"Fear the Lord your God and serve Him only...Do what is right and good in the Lord's sight so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land...thrusting all your enemies out before you...obey...fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive..." (Deuteronomy 6:13a, 18a, 19, 24)

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom..." (Psalm 111:10)


In my own walk I have learned to ask people to give me feedback, keep me accountable. I want to "nip sin in the bud" so to speak, so that it doesn't have opportunity to flower and bear fruit. As painful as the process usually is, asking God regularly to remove any strongholds helps to pull up your stuff by the roots. As long as there is any root, you will be fighting an impossible and exhausting battle. God is faithful and you don't have to beg Him to remove your strongholds, when you ask, he is so gracious in His methods (speaking from personal experience). It is so much easier to take when we humble ourselves rather than to resist and be forcibly humbled by God (for our good and the good of others).